Posts by Minos

  • Unreal Engine 3 updates

    Quote from Steppenwolf

    This is a really bad example because this is exactly where i feel that source is way behind. You have to fix so many tiny things afterwards alone to make the map compilable again. I did some serious layout changes for bionic commando within a couple of hours. When i was on Insurgency stuff like this always took 1-2 days to fix and was a real pain in the ass to do.

    Gotta agree with you here

    It all really depends on beforehand planning imo. Both methods have their cons and pros but if you don´t have a big picture of what you want before you start you will have definitely troubles, with both approaches. You can´t model with a BSP mentality and the other way around is also true. It´s just a matter of getting used and learning the shortcuts. A few years ago the idea of making an entire level in max scared the shit out of me, but I can see it completely doable now. It would be perfect if it had an a-la Hammer texturing tool. Adding UVW map modifier to each piece is a real pain in the butt. Oh and a decent texture browser would also be neat.

    I really like Grin´s solution to prototyping levels, maybe I´ll try that myself next and build a non-bsp level in Unreal 3.

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    this actually gets me thinking. it could be cool if you could import modular pieces from another file to the current one, and then, if you change the piece itself, the reference would also update. if it can be done within the sphere of programming, then why not in the sphere of modeling?

    That´s exactly what happens if you do like peris said and assemble your level in the editor using modular pieces =)

  • Unreal Engine 3 updates

    Quote from Hourences

    I'll agree with everything you said except for this.

    Unreal is by far the superior editor out of the batch when looking at the "traditional" Radiant/Hammer/Unreal trifecta (and I'm saying this as a life-long Hammer/Radiant user), but its BSP construction is archaic by comparison (which, considering the age of Hammer and Radiant's interfaces, is depressing).

    The ironic thing is Unreal's BSP tools are by far the most powerful - extrusion, concave shapes, clean intersection/de-intersection, additive/subtractive... No other editors have that strong a geometry creation tool. But factor in still having to rebuild geometry to even preview what you're doing, switching of tools and modes in a clunky interface (the geometry mode windows are just awful), poor/slow texturing, the decreased emphasis on BSP in the engine, and its awful in-game performance, and it's all wasted.

    I've done some crazy things in Unreal BSP I'd never be able to do in Hammer or Radiant (even with patches), like mocking up radially-snapping circular static mesh templates, but it was such a chore I'd have been better off doing it in another program. Now, if someone ever takes Radiant's speed of construction - you can't get much faster measured brush creation than a single drag on the grid - and merges that with the power of Unreal's BSP tools, we'll have a glorious tool indeed.

    I agree with you there. The texturing tools are not too good and yes the rebuilding is definitly annoying. I work in wireframe all the time and I never use the builder brush, but yes that is not exactly the most userfriendly way. I agree that just being able to fly around and quickly make a cube here or there, a la hammer and other editors, would certainly be a whole lot better. My guess is that they would probably implement that in UE4, as it is one of the oldest and weirdest (go explain to a first timer what this weird red brush is) features left in the engine.

    Another big problem for Unreals BSP is the lack of smoothing. Without that, a whole lot of things are suddenly impossible to make really.

    Still, considering everything I still prefer Unreals BSP. Also for example the ability to just model something in Max, and just export/import it as BSP, in just 3 seconds, is awesome. Not that there is any need for that nowadays but whatever

    How do you create brushes without using the builder brush?

  • Unreal Engine 3 updates

    Quote from Thrik

    I have to say, while Valve makes some excellent games with their engine I seriously can't see any way in which it bests UE3. At first I thought all UE3 games kind of looked the same, but after games like Mirror's Edge — which had quite a Valve style to it IMO — it's impossible to say that. The engine seems to be capable of handling any style and has excellent editing tools, yet is a close cousin to Source and Hammer with regards to overall approach (ie: see Crysis for the opposite end of the spectrum).I suppose what will keep people working with Source for a long time to come is the unbelievable games Valve produces with it (seriously the best), and the tight communities they have.

    I guess the industry agrees, though. Source is pretty much a non-player on the engine licensing scene, whereas UE3 is out of control.

    Dice had to modify the lighting engine heavily to achieve that look though...

    I agree with Robert about BSP construction in UED. It´s really a pain in the ass. This builder brush stuff really pisses me off, specially when I hit CTRL + S to save the map and it creates a new brush . But it´s an awesome engine with awesome tools, it just requires a different approach than Source.

    Source is a dated engine indeed but it holds up pretty well imo. My biggest problem with it are the tools. Goddamnit we are in 2009 and people still have to use DOS programs to compile their models and stuff :S

  • Unreal Engine 3 updates

    Source: http://kotaku.com/5170689/epic-unveilin ... ies-at-gdc

    Fuck yeah

  • Scene from a Movie - Minotaur0

    Quote from JeanPaul

    How do you get that neon glow effect in the engine?

    It´s actually quite simple. I used a 100% white 16x16 texture for the diffuse and added a constant3vector as Emissive. You can set the color/intensity of the emission on the constant3vector properties.

  • Level design in the Clinton days

    Damn look at this vertex lighting, looks so good It even has realtime reflections!

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    E3 Report 1997

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    I remember Spawn was one of the first games I got for the psx

  • Level design in the Clinton days

    Have you ever wondered how lara croft looked without the clothes on? Then check this video

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